GRE Word List
PROPONENT
one who argues in favor of something : advocate
The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |